Sec. 236. STEERING COMMITTEE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
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## SEC. 236 STEERING COMMITTEE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGY **[**[10 U.S.C. 4001 note](/us/usc/t10/s4001)**]** ###
(a)Establishment The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence may jointly establish a steering committee on emerging technology and national security threats (referred to in this section as the “Steering Committee”). ###
(b)Membership The Steering Committee shall be composed of the following: ####
(1)The Deputy Secretary of Defense. ####
(2)The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ####
(3)The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. ####
(4)Such other officials of the Department of Defense and intelligence community as the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence jointly determine appropriate. ###
(c)Leadership The Steering Committee shall be chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence jointly. ###
(d)Responsibilities The Steering Committee shall be responsible for— ####
(1)developing strategies for the organizational change, concept and capability development, and technology investments in emerging technologies that are needed to maintain the technological superiority of the United States military and intelligence community as outlined in the National Defense Strategy and National Intelligence Strategy, and consistent with the National Security Strategy; ####
(2)providing assessments of emerging threats and identifying investments and advances in emerging technology areas undertaken by adversaries of the United States; ####
(3)making recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence on— #####
(A)the implementation of the strategies developed under paragraph (1); #####
(B)steps that may be taken to address the threats identified under paragraph (2); #####
(C)any changes to a program of record that may be required to achieve the strategy under paragraph (1); #####
(D)any changes to the Defense Planning Guidance required by section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, that may be required to achieve the strategy under paragraph (1); #####
(E)any changes to the guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget required by section 102A(c)(1)(A) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(c)(1)(A)), that may be required to implement the strategies under paragraph (1); and #####
(F)whether sufficient resources are available for the research activities, workforce, and infrastructure of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community to support the development of capabilities to defeat emerging threats to the United States; and ####
(4)carrying out such other activities as are assigned to the Steering Committee by the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence, jointly. ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “**emerging technology**” means technology jointly determined to be in an emerging phase of development by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, including quantum information science and technology, data analytics, artificial intelligence, autonomous technology, advanced materials, software, high performance computing, robotics, directed energy, hypersonics, biotechnology, medical technologies, and such other technology as may be jointly identified by the Secretary and the Director. ####
(2)The term “**intelligence community**” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). ###
(f)Sunset This section shall terminate on October 1, 2025. ## Subtitle D Education and Workforce Development
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